Most people in the United States watch TV,______ they complain a

Most people in the United States watch TV,______ they complain a lot about the program.
A、despite
B、except that
C、thus
D、even though
【正确答案】：D
【题目解析】：译文：尽管他们对节目充满了抱怨，但大多数美国人还在看电视。根据句意，前后两句是转折关系，A、D项均可以表示“尽管”，不过，despite为介词,后面不能接句子。答案为D。